Seven point win for Clare as footballers kick off 2021 campaign
*Clare captain Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior footballers have kicked off their 2021 campaign with a fully merited seven point win.
*Clare captain Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s senior footballers have kicked off their 2021 campaign with a fully merited seven point win.
*Clare’s Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Clare’s senior football side to take on Laois in their first outing of 2021 has been named.
While the majority of the players that helped Clare to maintain Division 2 league status over the past four years are expected to fill key positions in the upcoming Allianz League, a number of players are set to make their senior competitive debuts over the coming weeks.
This week, Mark O’Donnell advises coaches how to tailor feedback and in turn maximise the retention of young sportspeople.
Clare football boss, Colm Collins expects their recent Allianz National Football League encounters will have the Banner primed for Sunday’s Munster championship quarter-final with Tipperary.
Clare’s senior footballers have exited the championship falling at the first hurdle as they suffered a three point defeat to Tipperary on Sunday afternoon.
Clare selector Enda Coughlan has plenty of experience of playing against Tipperary teams.
As the Allianz National Football League recommended, Clare returned to winning ways albeit by making hard work of Fermanagh.
As far as the Clare players and officials are concerned Sunday’s national league division 2 fixture with Fermanagh, scheduled for Cusack Park at 1pm is going ahead
Clare football has received a massive boost ahead of the resumption of inter county activity with the news that Gary Brennan and Jamie Malone have rejoined the squad.